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MUST HAVE BEEN EASY
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communication trenches, sapheads
and advance trenches were begun.
Dirt flew for an hour and a half
and when Panker's bugle "busted"
about six, everybody was ready to
quit -some were reaBy before that
time.
Everyone had blisters. One
man was counting his "Love me,
love me not, love me, etc.'' was
the way he went about it. And
when the dust of the departing
battalion had settled somewhat, it
was discovered that quite a dent
had been made in the ground.
The battalion and national
colors have arrived, and the cere
mony of presentation will take
place in two weeks- chance for
some co-ed to shine. As soon as
the trenches are completed, barbed-wire
entanglements and other
obstructions will be put up. This
will be followed by practice in
bombing, attacking and defending
trenches, and in "rifle practice.
The drum corps and band
are increasingly vociferous, and
promise even more noise. The
awkward squad is growing smal
ler and smaller, and it seems that
it may melt away altogether be
fore long.
The Signal Corps is working on
the Morse International Code,
learning to wig-wag and send
shutter and light signals.
Pacifists never hear any good of
themselves.
v The more waste the less feed.
Take care of the flag and the
war will take care of itself.
The proof of the fighting is the
retreating.
Too many crooks spoil the war.
German communications cor
rupt good manners.
lie who runs and fights a way,
May live to fight another day.
Di Debates R. R.Question
"Resolved, That all Railroads
Engaged in Interstate Commerce
Should be Operated by Companies
Incorporated by .the Federal Gov
ernment," was the query of the de
bate in the- Di Society last week.
The affirmative was represented
by Messrs. R E. Price and F. D.
Bell, the negative, by Messrs.
Ralph Williams and F. T. Thomp
son. R. E. Price made the best
speech, and F. D. Bell received
honorable mention.
The orators were W. E. Price,
whose subject was, "Why we
should aid the Y. M., C. A. war
work campaign," and J. J. Rhyne,
who spoke on "The possibilities of
permanent peace being established
after the close of the war."
The Freshman Debate in the
Di Society will take place on Sat
urday, December 8. ' The query
is, Resolved, That it Would be for
the Best Interests of all North
Carolina Towns and Cities having
a Population of 5,000 or More In
habitants to Adopt the Commis
sion Form of Government." The
aflirmative preliminaries for this
debate will be held on November
12, the negative preliminaries, on
November 13.
Ho strafes best who strafes last.
Never put off till to-movrow
tyhat you can't fire to-night.
Conscience makes patriots of us
all.
Ye cannot serve war and mam
ma. Where there's a war there's a
ay-
Bill Jones (approaching Fresh
as he gets from Cadillac) "Say,
mister, how about joining our
pressing club ?"
Fresh "Sure I When do we
meet ?"
Judge Gilbert T. , Stephenson,
of Winston-Salem, speaking on
County Officers and Court House
Customs before the North Caro
lina Club Monday night advocated
many reforms in North Carolina
system of county government. lie
suggested that the use of the short
ballot, the -abolition of the office
of county treasurer, the creation
of auditor for every county, and
the placing of all county officers
on a salary basis.
Dr. Branson presided at the
meeting and made the roll-call by
counties. As chairman of the
steering committee, he reported
that work would soon begin on the
laboratory courses of home county
studies. Albert Coates, president
of the club, introduced the speak
er "as a lawyer, a judge, and a
man interested in public affairs."
Judge Stephenson said that the
crying need in county reform in
North Carolina was the institu
tion of the short ballot. lie stated
that in more than one county in
North Carolina over 150 names
had appeared on the ballot and
that the majority of the voters
paid no attention to the individual
names but voted the straight
ticket.
Judge Stephenson advocated
the abolition of the office of county
treasurer and the creation of the
office of auditor. He said that an
annual audit of all county books
should be made for the protection
of the county officers if for no
other reason, lie declared that it
was more business-like and that all
county business could be carried
on with less red-tape.
"That all county officers should
be put on a salary basis" was the
final reform urged by the speaker.
He said that under the present sys
tem of fees it was impossible to
tell" what a certain office paid. He
cited the instance of a register of
deeds recording papers free for
the members of his own political
party and charging those of the
opposite party, 11ns would be
impossible under the salary sys
tem, for he would have to collect
the fees for all work done. Judge
Stephenson said that Wake coun
ty saved $12,000 a year on" the
salary basis and Forsyth county
had saved $75,000 within the last
ten years.
MEN REPORT FOR WORK
ON INFORMAL VARSITY
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: All the men are showing signs
of development. A few new men
have reported, but the shortage of
men still continues, hampering
the efforts of the coaches, and
causing little scrimmaging.
With some excellent exhibitions
of fast tennis the first half of the
Varsity Tennis Tournament clos
ed this week. The first place on
the team was won by Hugh W.
Prince, of Dunn, N. C, when he
defeated H. V Wilson, Jr., in the
finals in three fast sets, 3-6, 6-4,
and 7-5. Wilson gained second
place by defeating in turn all of
the men whom Prince had beaten.
The other two places on the team
are still being fought for by the
runners-up, and another week
ought to show forth the winners.
All four m:u of the team will be
secured from this tournament.
A new plan in regard to chal
lenging is soon to be presented to
the Athletic Council for their ap
proval. Under the proposed plan
any man may challenge any one
of the four men on the varsity
team once, provided that the men
comprising the varsity team con-
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sider the challenger to be a player
of sufficiently promising varsity
caliber.
. A tennis manager will be select
ed from the team. Virginia has
already written asking for a
match in Charlottesville sometime
early in November, offering all
expenses and entertainment for a
team of four men. Match tourna
ments with A. & E., Trinity, and
other state colleges are also ex
pected this fall, and, a heavier
schedule in the spring.
; Steady improvement in team
work and accuracy is noticeable in
the basketball squad since short
passes, short-effective shooting, and
accuracy in the handling of the
ball have been emphasized by the
coaches. The weeding out of the
sensational high school stylo of
play-long passes, spectacular shots,
ineffective teamwork is being
carried on vigorously and real
teamwork is being substituted for
it. ""
The new hour of practice 6 :00
to 7:30 every evening has
brought out more new men. The
squad now numbers over 25, all
out for hard work and expecting to
get it. There are very few new
guards out, but there is much good
material for the forward positions.
At center ,, Perry, of last year's
subs, and Liipfert are showing up
well ; at forward, Hodges, Cuth
bertson, and Lynch, old men, and
Carmichael, Dowd, and, Corpen
ing are going good ; while at
guard, . Gwynn, Fearrington, An
drews, Persons, and Morris are
foremost in the fight.
On an English class the other
day a co-ed expressed this instruc
tive aphorism "Tragedies end
with death Comedies with mar
riage." How true this is in time
of war, when the married men are
exempted.
Moral : Get married !
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compulsory arbitration of indus
trial disputes.
Winner of Aycock Memorial
Cup, 1913 : Pleasant Garden High
School.
' Winner of Aycock Memorial
Cup, 1914: Winston-Salem High
School. - , , ,: - , ,
Winner of Aycock Memorial
Cup, 1915: Wilson High School
Winner of Aycock Memorial
Cup, 1916: Graham High School.
Winner of Aycock Memorial
Cup, 1917: Waynesvillo .High
School. ,
Robert F. Phillips, who has re
cently returned to the University,
was initiated into Sigma Chi
last Monday night.
Fresh (in Chem. Bldg. base
ment) "Pardon me, ma'am, but
is this the place that you get hy
draulic acid?"
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